Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Under the Bisque Top

I’m back!!!!! This isn’t Katy. It
is Chris – her roommate and loyal blog reader. Katy has kindly offered to let
me guest blog on here to share with y’all my new favorite fall recipe: Pumpkin
Bisque! Before I share the easiest recipe with you – we have had some wonderful
fall adventures!

A couple weeks ago, Mr. Banks, Katy’s dad,
took a great group of us to see Totem (pronounced Toe-Tim) by Cirque du Soliel
.Our sweet friend Haley came into town for the big event and she is a gymnast
so she loved it! We were all amazed by women on unicycles throwing bowls and
catching them on their heads, trapeze, and in general the amazing talent all of
the performers displayed.

After an amazing and breathtaking
performance, Mr. Banks took our group to Lure in Midtown. This 5th
Group seafood restaurant accommodated Katy’s gluten free needs and my shellfish
allergy. To start the meal we had amazing crafted cocktails and appetizers. I
had a steak and potatoes and they paired it with a lovely glass of red wine!
The food was out of this world, but the company was just as phenomenal. Everything was flavorful and everyone shared.
Amazing. Everyone was completely satisfied with the service, food and drinks. Thank you, Mr. Banks!

Katy snuck this picture

Tom & Arlo at Lure

Whole gang

girlz girlz girlz

Specialty bottled in-house drinks

Katy's scallops

Last week one of the non-profits I
work for had a fundraising event. This art show raised money for Work of Our Hands which helps funds Emmaus House Saturday Arts program which my roommates
and I have been involved with for a while now. It offers children in south
Atlanta a chance to explore their creativity and make art with their own hands!
I am working on the development team for WOOH & so many of our great camp
friends came out to support the event. An amazing night of friends and
supporting a great cause. Our friend Anna Murphy’s art from Two Leaf Studio was
also for sale. We now own original Anna Murphy Christmas Ornaments.

Anna's table

Ladies at the Art Show!

In my free time, I nanny! One of
the moms I nanny for gave me a very easy and tasty recipe for Pumpkin Bisque. I
had this at her house for a Halloween Party and it was phenomenal. This recipe
makes about eight servings. You may feel
like you are adding large amounts of spices and sweeteners, but you could
stretch this recipe to serve ten people. So all those ingredients go a long
way. So this is a great dish for a lazy
week when you need lots of leftovers or when you have gluten free or vegetarian
friends over for dinner! Thanks Ms. Elaine for the recipe and a great Halloween
party!

A big thanks to Katy for letting me
post! It is such a treat, and I love doing it. Well I better get back to
studying for my LMSW Exam. Until next time! Xo. Chris

Pumpkin Bisque

What You'll
Need:

•3 cans of pumpkin puree ( 2 1/2
Cups)

•Nutmeg

•Cinnamon

•One large yellow onion

•Chicken Broth 1 1/4 Cup (Can
use Veggie Broth if you are a Vegetarian)

•Heavy Whipping Cream (one
pint)

•Craisins (for a tasty
garnish)

•Olive Oil

•Water

•Sugar

Get
Cooking:

•Finely chop the onion

•Then in the large soup pot, sauté
the onion in one tablespoon of olive oil. You just want the onion to become
translucent -- not brown!

•Then add the pumpkin puree Stir!

•Add the chicken broth and two cups of water

•While stirring add one tablespoon
of cinnamon and nutmeg

•Then add sugar -- make it as sweet
as you like! We added about a tablespoon

•Bring everything to a simmer and
let it sit for about five minutes, then stir in the pint of
cream

•Let that sit in a simmer for about
five minutes while it is covered

•Cool before serving

Add a handful of crasins on top for
a perfect fall flavoring!

This makes about 8 servings! Goes
great with a grilled cheese or pb&j sandwich!

Thanks so much, Christy, for everything you do! You da best. And for real, this bisque is A-MAZING. I had some when I got home from a super late, chilly night at work. And Chris even made me a GF grilled cheese. I'm so very thankful to have a roomie/bff like you.

About Me

24 and doing my thing. With this blog, I plan to support, inspire, and document my journey through life as a gluten-free non-cook. I have days where I’m tempted beyond belief, I have days where I can’t for the life of me decide what I want to eat, and I have days when I can’t get enough, so stay tuned!